"Shutter jello"? cheers, frank
--- Original Message --- From: Zos Xavius <zosxav...@gmail.com> Sent: March 23, 2013 3/23/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: considering upgrading The 2-bits gives a lot more data in RAW. 12 vs 14-bit asides, I'm with Aahz. The k-30 just isn't as fully featured as the k-5. The top plate LCD is extremely useful and negates use of the back screen a lot, so you can turn it off and save battery. For me it was the bracketing. The k-30 is only three brackets, the k-5 is 5. Faster burst with a very deep buffer. The k-5 is actually even now a pretty killer DSLR. The only improvement with the k-30 is video really, but no external mic input and a mono built in mic is kind of weak IMO. A k-01 is actually a lot better for video. Yeah there's focus peaking, but I don't like using live view and if I need to resort to live view in difficult focusing situation I can generally see the plane of focus pretty easily on a big screen like that, especially with a fast lens. The plastic body might be a bit more rugged. My k-5 has survived a fall off a tripod though and thankfully only the bottom plate really scuffed, but the mount ring ended up bent. I'm also a bigger fan of the k-5's classic looks. I bought a k-7 a year ago and jumped on a k-5 as soon as I could. Everything just works so much better than the k-7. What else. There's no AF selector switch on the k-30 too. That's probably about it. I like the mode dial on the left like the k-5 has so there's that too, but that wouldn't be a deal breaker. One argument for video in the k-5's favor is that it uses SR whereas the k-30 I believe uses a digital SR in processing that causes more wobble and shutter jello. I find the AF in the k-5 perfectly fine personally. It does seem to fail under tungsten and I believe the k-30 addresses that better. If I get a consistent shift I can usually just adjust the focus in the menu. Problem with that though is that I sometimes forget to turn it off... ;) I've tested and beat up this camera pretty thoroughly and it still takes great pictures. I've had the rear LCD screen pop off after the first fall and slide across asphalt and I just put it back on. The adhesive still seemed pretty ok and I've used it in the rain since then without any leaking. The cover is nice and scratched though. One of these days I'll order a new one. I have a lot of dust on the screen now too. Oh well. It still takes great pictures, especially when paired with sharp glass. I'm going to say get the k-5. On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 7:05 PM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 23, 2013, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: >> >> I'm leaning toward a K30. But I'm also curious ... would you prefer a >> good used K5 over a K30? Why or why not? I'd like the extra 2 bits >> of depth, but even then is it that critical? > > You must have missed my post a few weeks ago, I really disliked the feel > of the K-30. The grip is physically a bit uncomfortable for me, and the > controls aren't as nice as the K-5. So even aside from the better > performance from the K-5, I'd rather have that. > > Have you used a K-30? (Doesn't take long, I made my decision less than > fifteen minutes after handling one, after trying out both a K-5 and > Larry's K-x.) > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
